One Bite at a Time

By far the best thing to have happened to me as a result of becoming involved in the community of crime writers is the people I have met. Mo...

The Beloved Spouse and I recently watched the second of Robert Downey’s Sherlock Holmes films, A Game of Shadows . I kind of liked the first...

Readers discover authors all different ways. Word of mouth is always good, as advice from a friend is far more trustworthy than promotional ...

May was spent on graduations. The Sole Heir graduated from St. Mary’s College of Maryland; Niece the Younger from Green Mountain High School...

Most of you have not heard of Adolph “Bud” Herseth; you should at least be aware of him. His outlook may be instructive. Bud Herseth played...

It’s easy for some words to become inadvertent favorites. Often simple words, they pass through the writer’s imagination almost as punctuati...

I re-read Pete Dexter’s Deadwood last week. Enjoyed it even more than before, which says something, since I knew what to expect. I’m sure t...